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Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
SW
1
4
2
4
1
1
max °C
-11
-11
-14
-16
-17
-20
-19
-20
-23
-15
-13
-19
-13
-13
-19
-9
-7
-13
min °C
-15
-13
-16
-17
-18
-25
-25
-22
-26
-23
-16
-19
-18
-16
-19
-17
-10
-14
-27
-24
-28
-29
-29
-37
-40
-38
-41
-37
-28
-30
-29
-25
-29
-28
-14
-20
2550
2350
1900
1800
1600
0
1450
1150
0
1900
1550
750
2300
1850
800
2700
2400
1700
Cloud base (m)
3450
3450
3450
3450
3500
3450
4750
3500
3450
5950
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:13
Sunset
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:21

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 248).
23
35 km S
2398m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
3
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 224).
27
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
3
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 268).
11
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 11 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.